I just checked which files Origin accesses on my PC and what do you know it checks which songs I have uploaded on my iPod, it checks the product registration for my Creative sound card but I don't have that many applications installed at the moment, only a few.

Sad that people now have to resort yet to another program "Sandboxie" to keep "Origin" in check, while using "Process Monitor" to see what is being scanned while also using "Battlelog" so they can play BF3, when no programs should be required other then BF3 itself.

Sad that people now have to resort yet to another program "Sandboxie" to keep "Origin" in check, while using "Process Monitor" to see what is being scanned while also using "Battlelog" so they can play BF3, when no programs should be required other then BF3 itself.

Thanks for the link.
I originally thought Origin was just scanning apps that are running while Origin was running, but it scans all your files, even if you installed origin and the games on a separate hard drive!
It even scans through the registry!

really... look this is how i view it, i know how insecure the internet is, and pretty much everything except hard cash. But you know i've come to accept that it's the world we live in. I cant go around living like a hermit with cash only that's just impractical. However i know if somebody really did want to steal my money and my identity, it probably wouldnt be very hard. However ill cross that bridge when the time comes. Internet security is a joke and i think we've all come to realize that as of late. This i the world we live in, but instead of worrying about everything little thing, im going to enjoy the hell out of BF3 and take one day at a time. However i do agree EA is stepping out of line with all of this origin privacy invasion shenanigans.